Russian Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

• 1 pound of lean beef
• Vt pound of lean ham
• 2 quarts cold water
• 1 onion
• 1 carrot
• 1 leek
• V^ cupful of dried peas
• some boiled rice

Method

1. 1

   Place the beef and ham in a pot with cold water and salt.

2. 2

   Boil until the meat is done.

3. 3

   Cut the onion, carrot, celery, and leek into small pieces.

4. 4

   Boil the peas in a small saucepan, then add the vegetables and boil until done.

5. 5

   Remove the meat, cut into small pieces, and combine with the vegetables in a tureen.

6. 6

   Strain the soup and pour over the mixture.

7. 7

   Optionally, add fried sausages instead of meat.

As published

This recipe was extracted from European and American cuisine (1914) by Lemcke, Mrs. Gesine Knubel, page 36. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Russian Tegetable Sonp. — Place 1 pound of lean beef, and Vt pound of lean ham, with 2 quarts cold water, over the fire ; add a little salt, and let it boil until the meat is done ; cut 1 onion, 1 carrot, some celery, and 1 leek into small pieces ; place in a small saucepan V^ cupful of dried peas, covered with cold water, over the fire ; as soon as this boils, add the fine-cut vegetables and a little salt, and boil till done. Shortly before serving take out the meat, cut it into small pieces and put it with the vegetables in the tureen, add some boiled rice

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